Holiday Card Picks #1 : The Nimbus Factory + Quill & Fox

October 30, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

Holiday cards and calendars and gift ideas galore! In other words, it’s the start of the holiday season here on Paper Crave, and boy do I ever have some seriously awesome paper goodies to share with you over the next month and a half. I’m also testing out the Paper Crave Collections, a feature that I’ll officially roll out when the new site design makes its debut sometime this coming spring.

Collections will include all of my weekly Quick Picks, as well as holiday season-themed collections that will make it easy for you to reference anything that I’ve featured in a roundup (along with some extras that you won’t see on the main blog). The arrow graphic below will appear in any post that has a collection associated with it, and you can simply click the arrow to be taken to the full collection. I think it’s pretty neat, and I hope that you will, too.

If you’re a fan of fun and festive illustrations, then you’re going to love these fantastic holiday greetings from The Nimbus Factory + Quill & Fox. Sledding bunnies and bears, lots of lovely hand-lettering, and the frightful Krampus – this card made me howl with laughter because it reminded me of the hilarious Krampus Christmas episode of The Venture Bros. – check it out!

The Nimbus Factory’s Holiday Card Collection

Quill & Fox’s Holiday Card Collection

images from The Nimbus Factory + Quill & Fox

Decorating with Paper : A Modern Thanksgiving Tablescape

October 29, 2012 // kristen // 2 replies

The table, and all of the delicious food upon it, is the centerpiece of any Thanksgiving celebration, and Alexis Mattox Design has created a collection of laser cut paper details that will add a modern, autumnal touch to wherever you’re gathering for your Thanksgiving feast.

Pieces include detailed, laser cut leaf garlands, 3D turkey place cards, leaf napkin rings, and leaf drink markers, all available a la carte so you can choose the decorations that best fit your space.

images from Alexis Mattox Design

Fun Thanksgiving Card Ideas

October 29, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

A chill wind is blowing and autumn leaves are falling all around us. You know what this means, right? Okay, so it mostly means that a massive storm is battering the eastern part of the U.S. (stay safe, everyone!), but it also means that Thanksgiving is right around the corner.

I’ve gathered up a few fun Thanksgiving greetings to share with you today, and I hope that they’ll bring a spirit of warmth, togetherness, and thankfulness to you and yours this year.

1. Turkey Thanksgiving letterpress cards by Fat Bunny Press 2. “Eat It All” cards by Fun Girls Cards 3. Pumpkin Pie cards by Cool Jane 4. Turkey Drumstick cards by Man vs. George 5. Thankful Forest cards by Rifle Paper Co. 6. Happy Thanksgiving letterpress cards by Fat Bunny Press

images from their respective sources

Weekly Wrap #133 : Black + White Printable Halloween Wrap

October 26, 2012 // kristen // 0 replies

I am totally digging this trio of printable Halloween wrapping papers by Kate from Mini Eco. The black and white patterns are perfect for this spooky time of year, and I think that they’d be great alternatives to the traditional red and green for Christmas, too. Couple the wrap with a touch of neon (love the yellow against the black and white, as shown above), and you have a really fun, eye-catching package for whatever occasion it happens to be!

Head over to Mini Eco to download the wraps, which include pacman (!), raindrops, and lightning bolts.